be ruined

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down decline fall

STRONG

abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short fall through go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up rise

STRONG

accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed

WEAK

capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win

VERB

fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break close drop end finish

STRONG

crash defalcate default dishonor fold overdraw repudiate terminate

WEAK

be cleaned out be in arrears be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one's shirt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence continue start

WEAK

accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win

VERB

fold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse

STRONG

break bust crash crumple give impoverish pauper pauperize yield

WEAK

become insolvent go bankrupt go bust go into Chapter 11 go under shut down

Antonyms

WEAK

achieve succeed

VERB

miscarry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort fall through

STRONG

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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Intimacy is so important, and I don’t want it to be ruined for victims.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“This man’s life shouldn’t be ruined over this,” Nikki Moore-DeVore said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

If I’m wrong, their lives won’t be ruined.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

It's just ironically very funny to have a beautiful Christmas dinner be ruined by a chainsaw.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

It is possible for a life to be ruined in ten seconds.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

be ruined

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